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Dried chickpeas (garbanzos), other than kabuli or desi

FSSAI CLEARANCE

HSN 0713 20 90 (Other dried chickpeas) is subject to Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) Import Licence requirements under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, including mandatory compliance with FSS (Import) Regulations, 2017 and FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020. Consignments must enter only through designated food-import entry points per General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022, with the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) and Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) administering the policy overlay.

What this is

HSN code

0713 20 90

Chapter

07 · Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers

Primary regulator

FSSAI · Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006; FSS (Import) Regulations, 2017

Customs documentation

Import Licence from FSSAI
Specimen copy of label from FSSAI
Food-import entry-point declaration to CBIC

Applicable Partner Government Agencies

FSSAIFSSAI·Food Safety and Standards Authority of India

Procedural directions for customs clearance are issued by: Directorate General of Foreign Trade, Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs.

Compliance steps

1
Obtain a valid FSSAI Import Licence and upload it in e-Sanchit under document code 911001 before filing the bill of entry. Also upload the Specimen Copy of Label (document code 0110FS); the proper officer will verify both documents before granting out-of-charge.
FSSAI Import Licence document code 911001 · Specimen Copy of Label document code 0110FS · CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023
2
Route the consignment through a designated food-import entry point in compliance with General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022. Consignments arriving at non-designated ports are liable to detention and may be refused out-of-charge pending port-of-entry correction.
General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022 · CBIC Instruction 05/2023-Cus dated 08-02-2023
3
Ensure labelling conforms to FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020 before dispatch. Where permitted rectifiable deficiencies exist — such as per-serve percentage contribution to recommended dietary allowance or date of expiry alongside best-before date — arrange for a single non-detachable sticker correction at a customs bonded warehouse prior to visual inspection by the authorised FSSAI officer.
CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus dated 28-06-2022 · CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023 · FSSAI Order dated 18-11-2022 under F.No.Import/TFM/Apex/2022-FSSAI

A word of counsel

The most common error on this tariff line is treating a valid FSSAI Import Licence as a complete clearance and overlooking the labelling-compliance review before the consignment reaches the authorised officer. Labelling deficiencies that fall outside the specific rectifiable categories listed in CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus and the FSSAI Order dated 18-11-2022 cannot be remedied at port — they expose the consignment to re-export or destruction, not merely a sticker correction. Confirm label compliance against FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020 at source, not at the port gate.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 0713 20 90 require BIS certification?

No. Dried chickpeas are not within the BIS Quality Control Order regime; no BIS QCO covers this product family. Import is governed by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, with entry-point restrictions administered under DGFT and CBIC policy.

Which documents must be uploaded in e-Sanchit for this tariff line?

The FSSAI Import Licence (document code 911001) and the Specimen Copy of Label (document code 0110FS) must both be uploaded in e-Sanchit before out-of-charge is granted, per CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023.

Can labelling deficiencies be corrected at the port of import?

Only the specific deficiencies listed in CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus and the FSSAI Order dated 18-11-2022 are rectifiable — by affixing a single non-detachable sticker at a customs bonded warehouse before inspection; all other labelling non-conformances remain grounds for refusal of out-of-charge, re-export, or destruction.

Last verified against gazette notifications: 2026-05-16. Source: FSSAI / DGFT / CBIC / Indian Customs CUSDATA.